The IDF announced it killed Mahmoud Fatair, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander accused of participating in the October 7 attack and holding Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, in a strike in Deir al-Balah.

Rom Braslavski, a former Gaza hostage, has faced online attacks after publicly criticizing the choice of Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch to light a torch at Israel's Independence Day ceremony, calling it a 'slap in the face' to hostage families.

Rom Braslavski, a former hostage, expressed gratitude to the IDF on Instagram after the killing of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who had held him in Gaza. Braslavski shared details of the abuse he endured, stating, 'Now I can say 100% that I won.'

Rom Braslavski, who was abducted from the Supernova festival on October 7, has shared details of the brutal abuse, starvation, and sexual violence he endured during his 738 days in Gaza captivity.